Come on up to North Beach. Join LaTrappe Belgian Bistro and Dave the Butcher for a very special evening. Dave will be joined by Chris Arentz,trained by Dario Ceccini in Panzano Italy. As well as Josh Kleinsmith from Piedmont Meats in Oakland and Zach Gero from the amazing Shoppers Corner butcher shop in Santa Cruz. Dave and Chris will each be breaking down a hind quarter of locally pastured beef in their respective personal styles illustrating the butchering differences between the States and Italy.

There will be a full set menu of Belgian,Italian, and U.S. beef dishes created by Dave, Chris, and Chef Fai Visuthicho of LaTrappe. All menu items will be paired with a Belgian Bier.

The event is hosted and sponsored by LaTrappe Belgian Bistro, located at 800 Greenwich St. in North Beach, San Francisco, California. La Trappe features 19 rotating taps of Belgian ale and a library of over 500 bottled Belgian ales. With both casual and formal dining areas, La Trappe hosts numerous events during the year, many associated with Belgian cuisine.

Tickets are priced at $120.00 per person and include a range of appetizers and beer to fill the most hungry of guest. Ticket sales will be limited to 40 people.
Tickets available at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1294847925.

David Budworth, aka “Dave the Butcher”, is proud to present an “An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier,” on August 23, 2009, starting at 3pm.

“An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier” will feature special appetizers, Belgian biers, and goat entrees created by Dave The Butcher. From 4pm-6pm, Dave will break down a whole locally raised, all-natural grain fed goat. Dave will demonstrate different butchering techniques in preparing the goat into a variety of cuts, that will be raffled off after dinner, each paired with a Belgian bier.

The event is hosted and sponsored by LaTrappe Belgian Bistro, located at 800 Greenwich St. in North Beach, San Francisco, California. La Trappe features 18 rotating taps of Belgian ale, and a library of over 350 bottled Belgian ales. With both casual and formal dining areas, La Trappe hosts numerous events during the year, many associated with Belgian cuisine.

“An Evening of Butchery and Belgian Bier” is also sponsored by
Biagio Artisian Meats and Long Ranch of Manteca who are providing the goats for both the evening’s meal and demonstration.

Tickets are priced at $65 per person and include a range of appetizers, Dave’s presentation, one entrée paired with one Belgian bier, a dessert, and one entry into the raffle.